Further protests took place this week against ‘privatisation’ plans for hospitals run by the Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. The trust, which runs Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, and Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot, is planning to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary to run some non-clinical support serv

Thames Valley Police has thanked the ambulance service after a touching note was left on a patrol car at Wexham Park Hospital. The note, tweeted out by TVP Chiltern and South Bucks, acknowledges it's been a "difficult" week for TVP following the death of PC Andrew Harper. PC Harper died on Thursday

Protesters accused the Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust of ‘creeping towards privatisation’ during a demonstration today. The trust, which runs Wexham Park Hospital and Ascot’s Heatherwood Hospital, is planning to set up a wholly owned subsidiary company to run some of its non-clinical support se

Police are seeking witnesses after a masked man opened fire on a car in Wexham. At about 12.30pm on Friday a man with a firearm and driving a silver Audi parked in the Black Country Car Park in Black Park Road. He fired the weapon at a VW Touareg which was parked in the car park before driving away.

The family of a teenager who drowned in the Jubilee River has warned people to stay out of the water as the weather warms up. Dajarn Daly was just 17 years old when he got dragged underneath the surface while swimming with friends in the shallows of the weir at the manmade river. Slough Borough Coun

Bhangra dancers wowed the judges at a talent show. Two teams from the Bhangra Dance London group in Wexham travelled to Winston Churchill Theatre in Ruislip on Saturday, June 8. The dancers had been practising hard during weekly classes run by Asa Singh at Wexham Court Parish Hall. And they were rew

A dispute has broken out between Wexham Court Parish Council and Slough Borough Council over land targeted for development. The parish council signed an agreement with the borough in November 2016 to surrender its lease on land at Norway Drive in a deal worth £370,000. Slough Urban Renewal, a partne

A new teaching block at Wexham School has been officially opened by the Mayor of Slough. The Woodside Building features 29 new classrooms for English, Special Educational Needs (SEN) and humanities and languages, and also has a new student reception, library and sixth-form study centre. The work at

A former lingerie model has defied the odds by being crowned a UK beauty queen less than two years after having her bowel removed. Rachael Kin developed an aggressive form of Ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, in February 2017. Then aged 27, she underwent surgery to remove her large

A birthday party at Care UK’s Oak House care home was an open invitation to the community last Tuesday (April 23). As well as care home residents and team members at the party in Forest Close, other guests were animals from Ark Farm, including lambs and chickens. There was entertainment from a singe

An order to abolish two parish councils has been quashed by the High Court. Both Wexham Court and Britwell parish councils have been successful in their judicial review bids challenging Slough Borough Council’s (SBC) decision to close them down. A judgement released on Wednesday found that SBC’s ord

A man from Slough has been fined £615 and told to pay costs of £928.90 after fly-tipping in Wexham Park Lane. Gurpreet Singh, 38, of Goodman Park, Slough, pleaded guilty to fly-tipping at Wycombe Magistrates Court on Wednesday, March 27. The court heard that Singh had used a company vehicle to dump

Two parish councils which were due to be abolished next week have been successful in their applications for judicial reviews to be heard by the High Court. Earlier this month, the Express reported that both Wexham Court and Britwell parish councils had applied for reviews after a decision to scrap t

The decision of Slough Borough Council (SBC) to abolish Wexham Court and Britwell parish councils could face legal challenges, after both parishes voted to apply for judicial reviews. The abolition of the two councils from the start of April was approved by SBC in December, following a cross-party c

A new £49m emergency assessment centre (EAC) at Wexham Park has welcomed its first patients. The medical and surgical short stay units on the second floor of the building officially opened on Saturday, February 23. They provide short periods of care for patients who are expected to be ready to be di

A new £49m emergency assessment centre (EAC) at Wexham Park welcomed its first patients over the weekend. The medical and surgical short stay units on the second floor of the building officially opened on Saturday, February 23. They provide short periods of care for patients who are expected to be r

A vote to seek legal advice on pursuing a judicial review on Slough Borough Council’s decision to abolish Wexham Court parish council was made last week. At a meeting at Wexham Court parish hall in Norway Drive, parish councillors agreed to get legal advice on whether there are grounds for a judicia

A 67-year-old man was killed after being hit by a van in Wexham on Tuesday. At about 6.40pm, the pedestrian was hit by a Ford Transit van in Wexham Road, near the junction with Borderside. The vehicle stopped at the scene. The man was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital where he later died. His nex

An appeal has been launched for volunteers to help support patients in Wexham Park Hospital’s new emergency department which opens in April. The new emergency assessment centre is expected to improve the experience of patients and provide a better working environment for staff. Volunteer roles can i

Great Festive Bake Off 2018 winner Rav Bansal judged cakes at a contest held at Khalsa Primary School in Wexham. The PTA organised cake baking competition, named Bake On, was open to all children in the Wexham Road school. Rav Bansal, a contestant in the hit Channel 4 series the Great British Bake O